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Who wrote The Great Fire?
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
How are the dangers in the wealthier neighborhoods different or similar to the fire risks for those who lived in poorer areas?
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
Coal and kindling wood are both used to start and stoke fires because they burn so quickly and easily. What detail in paragraph 9 reinforces the tremendous intensity that these two substances add to the fire?
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
The author includes a list of businesses in paragraph 11. How do these businesses contribute to the idea that Chicago is “ready to burn?”
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
How do the locations of these businesses increase the human element of the tragedy?
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
A metaphor is a form of figurative language used to compare two things that are not literally related. Murphy calls Chicago a “highly combustible knot.” Why does he make this comparison?
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
The author previously had personified the fire, describing it as “struggling to break free” and “greeting Sullivan”, and now as having “a thousand yellow-orange fingers.” What is the author’s purpose in using this language?
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
What was Murphy referring to when he called Chicago a highly combustible knot?
All of these businesses are “fire hazards” and burn both quickly and dangerously. Lumber, gas, furniture, and coal are all pr
The businesses are mixed into the same area with houses where middle-class and poor people live and sleep.
Jim Murphy
“The O’Leary house, forty feet away, began to smolder.”
The metaphor refers to the effect of city planners creating roads and streets out of wood to keep the city above the soggy ma
Roads and sidewalks, like the strings of a knot, twist and turn through each other creating a tangled mess of pathways for fi
The author wants to suggest that the fire has a life of its own, and the people caught in the fire feel almost as if the fire
The wealthy areas did not have dangerous businesses, and the buildings were more likely to be built out of stone or brick. Ho
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